Respiratory Abbreviations

Question 0

AFB

Answer 0

acid fast bacillus (TB organism)

Question 1

ABG

Answer 1

arterial blood gas

Question 2

AP

Answer 2

anteroposterior (directed from the front toward the back)

Question 3

CPAP

Answer 3

continuous positive airway pressure

Question 4

CXR

Answer 4

chest x-ray; chest radiograph

Question 5

DPI

Answer 5

dry powder inhaler

Question 6

DPT

Answer 6

Diptheria , pertussis, tetanus

Question 7

EEG

Answer 7

encephalogram, encephalography

Question 8

FVC

Answer 8

forced vital capacity

Question 9

Hb, Hgb

Answer 9

hemoglobin

Question 10

HMD

Answer 10

hyaline membrane disease

Question 11

IPPB

Answer 11

Intermittent positive pressure breathing

Question 12

MDI

Answer 12

metered dose inhaler

Question 13

MRI

Answer 13

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 14

NMT

Answer 14

nebulized mist treatment

Question 15

PA

Answer 15

posteroanterior; pernicious anemia

Question 16

PCP

Answer 16

Pneumocystis pneumonia; primary care physician, phencyclidine (hallucinogen)

Question 17

PFT

Answer 17

pulmonary function test

Question 18

PND

Answer 18

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

Question 19

RD

Answer 19

respiratory distress

Question 20

RDS

Answer 20

respiratory distress syndrome

Question 21

SaO2

Answer 21

arterial oxygen saturation

Question 22

SOB

Answer 22

shortness of breath

Question 23

T&A

Answer 23

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Question 24

TPR

Answer 24

temperature, pulse, and respiration

Question 25

URI

Answer 25

upper respiratory infeciton

Question 26

VC

Answer 26

vital capacity